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14 minutes ago, CJinSF said:

Two passengers from our voyage were told last week by Princess "we are processing your voyage at the end of this week or the beginning of next." I personally was told this week by Customer Relations "we are processing your voyage now."

"processing" = getting the amounts ready to be disbursed to the correct accounts = put in the pipeline for payment

now, when the magic person punches the button to release the funds … well 🥃

without reading - well, duh, since the cruise lines don't set the rules ...

now, I'll read it ...mayble 

4 minutes ago, CJinSF said:

And they're doing this with full knowledge that the cruises they are selling may never sail.

as should the cruisers who are booking them, and sending in money🤑

2 minutes ago, lx200gps said:

If it's only Princess Cays, there's no way we'd waste our time going

totally agree with that in your case if you have to fly, of course

Brilliant !! I say Brilliant !!!

from a cruise critic email about re-starting cruises in the caribbean

https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=5384&et_cid=3337386&et_rid=17145803&et_referrer=Boards

On 6/3/2020 at 2:47 PM, donaldsc said:

  In fact on 1 trip when we were in Glacier Bay, my 10 year old noted that the people in the private spa area probably could not see much of Glacier Bay and commented that they were really being stupid.  That is one smart kid.

 not knowing anything about those people and maybe their physical limitations why they may be inside … apple … tree 

re: minibar - drink what you want … take what you want back home … give rest to crew ...

26 minutes ago, AF-1 said:

Sky Princess is currently off the coast of Cyprus

yes, I saw that with the bridge cam … I'm wondering if it still has crew waiting to get off, or just hanging out waiting for it's next assignment - which according to Princess is a NY to FLL/PE the first week of November

7 hours ago, busterfla said:

Small update, the Island and HAL Westerdam met up this morning (their time)and the HAL ship gave the Island 26 more Filipino crew members to take to Manila. That gives the Island just over 700 Filipino crew members of which just over 400 came from the Regal. They are chugging along at 14 knots

thanks for the continued updates ...

what's the status of the SKY Princess , as that is our next scheduled cruise … little 5 day , late November ?

1 hour ago, Anubi said:

We are booked on the 24Nov21 Transatlantic but I'm doubting it will happen.  

 

11 minutes ago, phabric said:

Discovery is the only ship sailing the Caribbean in Dec 2021.

bummer, guess that might put our little 4 day "inaugural" USA cruise in doubt ?

2 minutes ago, Fredette said:

because I booked with an American travel agent, my Australian account doesn't show the cruise, nor will Princess Australia deal with me)

huh, why did you book it that way ???

4 minutes ago, harkinmr said:

My thought exactly!

On 6/10/2020 at 11:23 AM, moodyb1 said:

I stopped reading the article after seeing the words "as the corona virus winds down". What planet are they on?

 

 

the only true metric of increase or decrease is  … positives per test percentage … if this is not included , well it's just bogus 

Thursday afternoon ramblings - this post will not include any useless pictures of things not connected 

with Princess cruises … 

Actually , I just wanted to post to see how everyone is getting along and what you may have started doing again that 

you haven't done in the last 30-60-90 days ...

back to work at your old location ?

haircuts? nail salons? gyms?

eating out at a restaurant ?

still hoarding tp , hand sanitizer, Lysol , in anticipation of , well...

I went to the Post Office, Bank, and Publix today, wore my mask, used hand sanitizer … worked on clients in my home office ..

wife will cut my hair tomorrow morning … throw some roadkill on the grill tomorrow night ...

hardly have the tv on , except for some occasional sports , law and order reruns … can't stand watching the news about covid-19

and the riots … looting ...

sorry

stay safe

peace out

15 hours ago, Daniel A said:

I just got off the phone with a Princess rep and she says that Cruise With Confidence final payment doesn't apply to my March 26, 2021 sailing because the cruise is 28 days so I still have a 120 day final payment due.  It certainly doesn't say anything of the sort, as a matter of fact when you now look at the standard cancellation policy it states right at the top of the page that the standard policy applies to cruises departing May 1, 2021or later.  For cruises departing prior to April 30, 2021, the 60 day cruise with confidence policy applies.  It was like talking to a brick wall, she kept referring me to the standard policy of 120 days even though that no longer applies.  Did anybody else make any headway with somebody there?

my cruise personalizer is still showing the old policy, in our case 75 days ( short cruise ) … if I go thru a dummy booking all the way is shows 60 days final deposit date

On 6/9/2020 at 3:00 PM, kskelley40 said:

thanks. Not really expecting an assistance from the cruise lines, it is not their responsibility.  Just wondering what the Port of Canaveral is like to get from one cruise terminal to another in a timely manner.

how much time do you estimate you will have if you are the last group off the first cruise, and the first group to board on the second cruise ??

4 minutes ago, TNTLAMB said:

Yup, Had Princess not given multiple options and tried to do the right thing by giving additional FCC it would be done.

 

 

Perfect, just Perfect - Can you imagine if Princess had simply stated, that's what travel insurance is for - deal with it … 

22 hours ago, kskelley40 said:

We are thinking of combining another cruise with our short 4-day cruise leaving out of Port Canaveral.  But the second cruise would be on a different ship, different cruise line...but both out of Port Canaveral.

I am sure it has been done before so any suggestions, comments or tips to make this a smooth transition?   Haven't cruised out of Port Canaveral in a couple of years so I can't remember how it is set up, how far apart the cruise line terminals are etc....  I assume we could catch a taxi to take us to the second ship.

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

for your consideration … IF you are driving down from Georgia - per your profile - park at the port park 'n ride - then take their shuttle back to your car between cruises - maybe to even 'reload' on items you can take aboard the particular cruise line - such as wine on Princess ( I realize neither cruise is on Princes ) 

you 'should' have plenty of time between getting off the first ship to do that … maybe even leave the port area ... then back to the park n ride for the shuttle to the next ship

edit - sorry, the above was posted about Port Everglades, so not sure that would work at Port Canaveral  - but the premise might be the same ...

27 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said:

I know which lines I will be "sticking with" when things resume.

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follow the money … Princess is hoping you 'won't notice' that and go ahead and pay for the earlier cruise … it's been reported here to just call your TA or Princess to adjust to your choice 

6 minutes ago, beg3yrs said:

Mini bottles of Prosecco are included in the package. One of DW's favorites.

it's been reported that those are no longer available on some ships, but yes, it was always easy before to grab a couple of those for later use also 

things should start flowing faster now … there was a report on local tv this morning that an "investigative reporter" is looking 

into the problem of refunds on Carnival , Princess, and HAL !! stay tuned for updates ...

seriously, nothing new learned … in process … future cruise credits … contact credit card company 

10 minutes ago, cherylandtk said:

Pause 2 decision date was also May 31 as listed on Princess website. Pause 3 listed as June 15.

does your TA have any inside info about the next wave of cancellations, specifically the November Caribbean sailings ?

I believe all remaining Sept and October sailings will be cancelled, just a matter of cash-flow when ...

for the 2 posters above with scheduled cruises … if you want a refund (90+ days) - file now

if you want to let it ride, well just sit back for the inevitable and see what kind of deal Princess offers.. maybe you can 'game

the system' and put up more money hoping for the double amount paid for a future cruise ..🤑

17 minutes ago, Gimer said:

Crown Princess just arrived in Manila Bay, joining 8 other Princess ships waiting out their time in quarantine.

are all Princess ships still under quarantine waiting to disembark crew ?  or are some, just 'hanging out' ?

hopefully, you have a booked cruise that you can readily apply them to … then hope ...